Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Amsterdam. The right side delivers the London departure spectacle which is the visual highlight of this short flight. The route then tracks northeast over the North Sea and into the Netherlands, where both sides have similar flat polder views on approach. The London skyline on departure edges it for the right seat overall.

During takeoff from Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Heathrow typically departs eastbound on runways 09L/09R, meaning a right-side seat looks south over central London as the aircraft climbs and turns northeast. You get a clear view of the Thames snaking through the city, with recognizable landmarks visible before the aircraft heads out over Essex. Notable sights include: River Thames through central London, Wembley Stadium, the City of London skyline (Shard, Canary Wharf cluster), Windsor Castle to the west during initial climb.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol most commonly lands on runways from the west or northwest, meaning the approach tracks in from the North Sea over the Dutch coast. A left-side seat faces south and gives you the best view of the Dutch polder landscape, the IJmeer, and Amsterdam's canal ring as you descend. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and city center, IJmeer (large inland lake east of Amsterdam), Dutch polder farmland grid pattern, Haarlem to the west.

The flight from Heathrow (LHR) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 55 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes.

After leaving the English coast near the Thames Estuary, the flight crosses the southern North Sea, which is largely featureless open water at altitude. You may spot offshore wind farm arrays in the North Sea, visible as clusters of white turbines. The Dutch coast appears as a thin line of dunes and beach before the flat green polder landscape of Noord-Holland opens up on descent.